Over the course of this weekend, aviation spotters and independent intelligence analysts monitored intense activity of US Air Force (USAF) transport aircraft heading to Europe and the Middle East, with dozens of large aircraft conducting a virtual airlift with US bases in the region. .
Information from those who monitored the movement on flight tracking platforms such as Flightradar24, Radarbox, ADS-B Exchange and others shows that between 38 and 50 C-17, C-5 and KC-135 aircraft have been packed on flights to the Middle East.
This article includes reports published on the X Network (formerly Twitter) for two pages that monitor aircraft activity.
USAF airlift (🇺🇸) Sunday morning to and from Middle East and European hubs: twenty-nine C-17s, three C-5Ms, and six KC-135s.
This is just an illustrative example of the size of the airlift. It excludes non-USAF flights and may include some unrelated flights. pic.twitter.com/HnhqxseFGB
– Space Intelligence (@space_osint) October 29, 2023
Over the past few weeks, C-17 aircraft have been seen transporting varying amounts of security assistance to Israel. However, US Transportation Command has not released further information about the volume and types of munitions being sent to the allied nation.
But the destinations are now not only in Israel, but in other countries in the region, especially where there are American bases. In addition to airborne equipment, Websites that monitor military activity The United States notes that the Biden government has also authorized the deployment of forces to support security in the region.
Moreover, after sending F-15E fighters and A-10 Thunderbolts attack aircraft to the Middle East, the US Air Force is working to strengthen its presence in the region by sending more F-16 Fighting Falcons, which landed on the 24th of this month. October.
– Framboise Chapin (@Framboise1972) October 29, 2023
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53 C-17A Globemaster IIIs and 7 C-5M Super Galaxies with call signs REACH/RCH, mostly between the eastern CONUS area and the eastern Med/CENTCOM AOR area. Many of these are returning from the missions I showed yesterday.@ADSBex #ADSB https://t.co/fLLHOTkIHD pic.twitter.com/aVQpkhZiHk
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